Dear indyvidual,

Merriam Webster dictionary gives a pretty straightforward definition:

"the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group".

I really don't know where the confusion lies.

SR asks rather disingenuously "Are you really trying to walk back “Somewhere between possible and probable.”?"

Of course nothing I said suggests that I withdraw that claim at all but he was obviously stung by being outed for the inane "young earth" claim and need to respond, no matter how childishly.

" While I don't think Josephus is an outright creationist he has quite blatantly sought to insinuate aboriginal culture is imported and only 4,000 years old rather than the estimated 60,000."

But that is what "young earth" means. the earth created around 6000 BC. Now I don't know if SR looks the moron for making a claim he knows is inane on the face of it, or if he's a moron for not knowing what "young earth" means.

Dear mhaze,

Lol.

You really are a lot like a little squid. Backed into a corner you squirt a cloud of ink then think you have gotten away with something.

Quite amusing to see you when you get like this. Rational argument out the window and all that is left is bluff, bluster and bombast.

You attempted "'possible' seems the reasonable response" to downplay your "Somewhere between possible and probable.”. They aren't equivalent at all. The rest is you clutching at anything you feel you can even the slightest purchase on.

Quite amusing as I said.

Play on young fella.

I really don't know where the confusion lies.
SteeleRedux,
You do, you just can't admit it !

SR,

I'm loathe to use numbers here because I know it confuses you, but if I say the temperature tomorrow will be somewhere between 10 and 20 degrees, it doesn't mean I think it'll be 20.

Somewhere between possible and probable doesn't mean I think its probable. It means I'm withholding judgement until better data arises. You should try that one day.

In the meantime, since your 30 sec research is obviously failing you....

http://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1211927110
(this is 10 years old. More and better data may now be coming)

And since you obviously want to run and hide from your 'young earth' idiocy....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Earth_creationism

Proud Boy Jose', his book 'The Pesky Black Fella' It will soon be available at all good (racists) bookshops. Or you can order you personally autographed copy from KKK Books Whitesville Alabama. Its loaded with statistics! ALL BAD!